Chin-support.



PATENTED DEC. 4, 1906.

C. G. DAVIS.

CHIN SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG.13.'1906.

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CLEVELAND G. DAVIS, OF MANISTEE, MICHIGAN.

CHIN-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

Application filed August 13. 1906. Serial No. 330,460.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLEVELAND G. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manistee, in the county of Manistee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chin-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved supporting device for holding the jaws of a corpse in a set or fixed position, the object of the invention being to provide a device of this character which can be readily adjusted as required and which is so designed as to prevent any injury or disfigurement of the body.

Broadly speaking, the invention comprises,

essentially, a longitudinally-adjustable stem provided at each end with peculiarly-formed enlargements which are adapted to engage, respectively, with the collar-bone and the chin.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof, and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the meansfor efiecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the parts as separate Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The numeral 1 designates the stem of the chin-support, which is longitudinally adjustable and in the present instance is formed in two sectionsthe internally-threaded sleeve 2 and the shank 3, fitting within the sleeve. With this construction it will be apparent that any relative turning of either the sleeve 2 or shank 3 will tend to either lengthen or shorten the stem 1. A spherical enlargement 4 is located at one end of the stem 1 and is preferably formed of some soft and resilient material, such as rubber. The outer end of the spherical enlargement 4 is corrugated or roughened at 5, so as to have a firm engagement with the chin of the corpse against which the stem is designed to fit. A somewhat similar enlargement 6 is formed at the opposite end of the stem 1, and attention is directed to the fact that the outer end of the enlargement has a conical formation, as seen at 7, so as to readily engage with the collar-bone. The conical portion 7 of the enlargement 6 is also corrugated in a manner similar to the portion 5 of the enlargement 4. e

In applying the device the conical portion 7 is placed against the collar-bone of the corpse and the spherical portion 4 against the chin. The sleeve 2 is then turned so as to longitudinally adjust the stem 1 and give the chin of the corpse a proper set.

While I have described the spherical enlargements 4 and 6 as being preferably formed of some soft and resilient materia such as rubber, it is obvious that my invention is not limited to soft material for these parts, as in some cases hard material may be used.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- A new article of manufacture for holding the jaws of a corpse in a set position, the same consisting of a sleeve internall threaded, an eXteriorly-threaded shank a apted to screw within said sleeve, one of the parts having a rounded end, the outer portion of which is roughened and the other part having its outer end enlarged and approximately of conoidal shape, the outer portion of which is roughened.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLEVELAND G. DAVIS. lVitnesses:

EDWARD W. FEELING,

RONALD LUXFORD 

